Cristina Pora Balaceanu
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*****         REGISTRATION FOR THE 2011/2012 DANCE SEASON WILL BE HELD AT THE STUDIO ON: August 24th, 25th, 30th, 31st   &   September 1st, 6th, 7th, 8th, 2011 - 5:00 to 9:00pm; Saturday, September 10 - 10:00am to 2:00pm         *****         Registration Fee: $10.00 per student          *****
  Cristina Pora Balaceanu
   Founder & Artistic Director
2010 Winner of the Mississauga Arts Council MARTY Award
Established Performing Artist

  • 2010 Marty Award Winner, Cristina Pora began her ballet studies in the Russian-Vaganova method at The State Ballet School in Bucharest, Romania.
  • During her senior year of training, she was chosen to represent Romania, in the junior division, at the famous International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria, 1966. This was the same year and competition where the famous Michail Baryshnikov won the Gold Medal.
  • As one of the top students of her graduating class, Miss Pora was awarded a full scholarship to study at The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, where such famous teachers as Marina T. Semionova and Raisa Struchkova played an important role in her development.
  • After returning from Moscow, she joined The Romanian State Opera and Ballet Company in Bucharest, where she danced many solo roles in Giselle, Swan Lake, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Beauty, and Coppelia.
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  • Miss Pora has performed in various European cities including Athens, Belgrade, Madrid, Milan and Paris. At La Scala, Milan, Miss Pora was coached by John Field, a noted dancer and teacher, formerly of The Royal Ballet in England. In Italy she also performed as a soloist with The Compagnia Italiana di Balleto.
  • On coming to Canada, Miss Pora founded her own school, The Cristina Pora Classical Ballet School, now the Cristina Pora Classical Dance Academy in Mississauga, in 1975.
  • As a full member of The Canadian Dance Teachers Association, she was also appointed as a member of The Ballet Committee of the Ontario Branch C.D.T.A. and Examiner for its ballet examinations.
  • She has also attended 3 years of pedagogy courses at The National Ballet School teachers training program, in Toronto.
 
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